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		cachehit on June 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach agai... >I think your mistake is believing everyone who uses ad-block also believes ad-free YouTube is worth paying for. I do not. No, they are saying that they will not "lose your business" because there was no business in the first place, which is true.

keb_ on June 30, 2023 | [–]

It was hard to parse that sentence; I see now what they meant, thank you. Although that also seems to imply ad-block users are indignant. I don't mind leaving YouTube.

asdff on June 30, 2023 | [–]

Nonpaying users still have value. If they didn't, companies wouldn't pay for bots to follow them on social media.

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